Activists' Corner

If you ever felt strongly about a cause and wondered 'How can I help?' then this article is for you. Stuart Bechman lists a number of ways in which you can make a contribution and provide some impact for your cause.

A favorite target of the religious right, the ACLU defends civil liberties on many fronts including church/state separation, personal privacy, and legal protection through due process. Every US state and Puerto Rico has an ACLU affiliate, whose purpose is to handle requests for legal assistance, lobby state legislatures, and host public forums.

A national watchdog organization (with local chapters across the United States) dedicated to preserving religious liberty. It is open to theists and nontheists of all kinds, and is headed by a minister with the United Church of Christ (Reverend Barry Lynn) who can be seen often in the national media and news stories centering on church/state separation issues.

Interfaith Alliance is an alliance of leaders of various religions, worldviews, and beliefs that includes Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, agnostics, atheists, and so on. It works to promote religious freedom for everyone regardless of religious beliefs, as well as civic participation and civility.

PFAW, a progressive group that supports secular values in government, is a political action committee working to battle groups like the Christian Coalition. Click the "Religious Freedom" link for action alerts and information.

The Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia's Anti-Discrimination Support Network (ADSN) collects narratives highlighting instances of discrimination against nonbelievers in employment and other practices.

Other Groups

A movement endorsed by several prominent nontheists to adopt a new term ("Brights") with an accompanying philosophy to describe secularists, freethinkers, atheists, naturalists, etc. with the intent of putting forth a positive and less stigmatized perception of nonbelievers.

CSH is a large organization that offers support for secular humanists through activities such as magazine publishing, conducting secular ceremonies (weddings, funerals, etc.), educational courses, and summer camps for children that teach critical thinking skills and secular ethical values.

Boy Scouts of America Discrimination Against Atheists and Homosexuals

Composed primarily of former Boy Scouts, Scouting for All works to influence the Boy Scouts of America to include all participating youth members and leaders regardless of religious beliefs or sexual orientation.

Pledge of Allegiance

Michael Newdow's official website documenting his quest to remove the phrase "under God" from the state-sanctioned Pledge of Allegiance coercively recited by millions of American schoolchildren every day.